Marc S

Really lovely colour bass. Plus, that dark reddish tort guard looks amazing with that colour body. I like the darker tone / tint on the neck too. Happy NBD 😀

Hi @ezbass Good to hear that you are using the NS at least some times. Due to bands changing, and some venues not having much space, I have been through periods where I didn't play upright much. However, I "weaved" EUB into one of the bands - just to keep playing upright in a gig situation. Following that, a fiddle player joined another band I'm in, and it just seemed to immediately suit the sound a bit more. Plus, if I'm being honest, it made me a little less lazy about carting both EUB and Bass Guitar to some gigs. Then I joined another band, and they specifically wanted me to play upright - so Bingo! I was glad I had kept my hand in, so to speak. So you never know, there might just be a project out there for you, which involves more of you playing EUB. I also have to say, I get more comments when I play EUB than I ever do playing BG, or even when I play acoustic upright - EUB's are rather cool-looking instruments, it seems. Cheers now - enjoy your NS... they are cracking instruments.

Hi again, Yes, I know it well, having camped nearby & stayed at B&B's in the area. Lovely little seaside town, with some cracking pubs, and its' own brewery. The Crab sandwiches on the quayside are the best I have ever had. Some lovely beaches and walks too. And they have a couple of music festivals, inc the Tenby Blues festival.

Hi ninjabiscuit, Don't worry about mid-life crises - just go for it, and enjoy your playing. I took a really lengthy break from playing. In fact, it was my son who got me back into playing bass. I had hardly remembered the early Iron Maiden songs I'd learned years before - but my lad was impressed by the snippets I'd managed to recall. Enjoy 😀

Hello & welcome to BC. Sorry to hear of your health issues. Glad to hear you're now getting out & about, and playing / gigging. I must admit, I'd go stir crazy if I had to cease gigging - I really enjoy it. That's some studio you have there. Lots of instruments too. I thought I was bad! Lol. Hope you're enjoying your playing, and that you continue to do so 😀

Hello & welcome to BC. I had a really long break from playing the bass - almost 25 years! And for some of the same reasons. However, I'm enjoying it more than ever now. So it's never too late to start again - just as long as you're enjoying playing 😀

Yes, from what little I know about these beauties, the non-pointy volume controls seem to be on those early Korean models. I must admit, I really like that red colour. I think it's my fave colour for a Dano. I must also admit that I occasionally take a sneaky peek at those new red ones, with the f-holes. They do look rather lovely 😀 Back in December, my first play on a Dano, was a red one which was apparently a Korean made one. It belonged to the guy playing bass for Merry Hell. That was the fateful day that convinced me I needed one of these great basses. The Merry Hell bass player (I forgot his name!) Had a great sound, and it sat well in the mix, which was quite something, with lots of instruments, and lots of vocals on stage. PS. Having swapped back to the original rounds the bass came with... I'm now wanting to put those flats back on it! Doh 😉

Hello @hpc364 Welcome to BassChat, from "oh, yeah, that place" (Welsh humour)

I have no idea what any of those terms / genres mean...... ... Now, I'm off to research Gansta-Folk

Switch to Double Bass As Ped asks - is the strap slipping on your shoulder, or is the buckle slipping? @ezbass has a fix for the latter. I think if I used velcro on the underside of the strap, I would get annoyed if it attached itself to my shirt. lol

Hi James, So sorry to hear of your loss. I think it's amazing that you are going to own something that was just so important to you and to your Dad. It's a real "link" and will have many happy memories attached to it, and it makes perfect sense for you to own it and treasure it. My initial suggestion was going to be the same as @Downunderwonder - i.e. the reverse Hendrix solution. Of course, having read that the body was custom-shaped, that may also make things more difficult and make it uncomfortable to play. However, I think I'd be tempted to give it a try. Your other option is as you say, learn to play left handed. If it was me, I'd just try both those options, and see how you get on. When I started in the world of bass, I had the opposite problem. I am left handed, but all I could afford was the cheapest right-handed, second hand bass I could find. At the time, Left-handed guitars (and even more so basses) were rarely seen in shops near me, and never in the used section. So I had to learn right-handed. I have to say, it felt natural and "right" to me anyway. I did have a noodle on a left-handed bass shortly after beginning, and it didn't feel as comfortable. I have since found that far from me being unique - there are quite a number of bassists and guitarists I have met, who started out in exactly the same way. In another thread on here, and just out of interest, I learned that Andy McClusky of OMD fame started out on a Left-handed Jazz copy - because it was the only 2nd hand bass in the shop. So he just turned it upside-down to play it. Hence, he strings his bass the wrong way around. Good luck with whatever you decide to do, and let us know how you get on. Cheers Marc

Hi @dmccombe7 If your cab is a smooth surface, as opposed to the furry kind - you could try to get some self-adhesive velcro strips. These shouldn't "damage" the surface of your cab, and would allow you to position them wherever is best, to attach the MB Keeper. Fortunately for me, my cab is covered in the furry / fuzzy material, so I can position the MB Keeper to suit. As I mentioned above, my Keeper just stays on the cab all the time (meaning I never forget it - cos Doh! I would otherwise. lol)

I have one, and use it regularly. It is permanently left on one of my cabs, and takes up no space whatsoever. It works really well, and I've never chipped / damaged the edge of a bass, as I make sure the bass sits on its strap button. It has always felt pretty secure, and in fact, it's probably less likely to get knocked over by a "dancing guitarist". As you say, probably best to get just one - to see if it works for you. EDIT: the only drawback for me, is that I'm now doing a lot of gigs with my Acoustic Image Doubleshot cab - which is really small, and cylindrical - so I can't use the Bass Keeper with that cab.

Does indeed sound like a bargain. It's a good job I'm not closer to Bass Direct - or I'd be tempted to pop in, and get it - so I could have one with rounds and one with flats. At £299, I think someone should buy this. You won't look back 😀

Yes, I realise that @msb I use flats on my other basses. The flats I had on the Dano were in fact used - so they should be at least partly 'broken in". Having gigged it a few times (plus several loud rehearsals) I just felt it sounded better with the rounds - so I'm just going to gig it a couple of times with the rounds again.... just to be sure. Of course, I have already considered getting another Dano - so I can have both string types! Lol 😀 😆 EDIT: I definitely preferred the feel of flats on the bass - but also think it's good to keep playing both flats and rounds.